North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Chardon Hilltoppers, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hilltoppers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on September 11th.
North was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-19.
Morgan Petrecca paced North's offense, picking up 14 kills. Petrecca got some help from Lacey Staska and her 23 assists. Nevaeh Long controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Chardon had a senior duo take command as Madison Kilpeck had seven digs and two aces and Addison Koppelman hit 71.4% for 20 kills and 20 digs, two aces, and one block. Koppelman has been hot for a while, having posted six or more kills the last 36 times she's played. Kenzie Siko also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
North now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Chardon, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Perry on the 4th. As for Chardon, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Elyria Catholic on the 4th.
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